The Weekly Roar: Animal News

🐾 This week's episode is all about respecting each other's space... aka animals and humans. 🏄 First up, cowabunga from California! 🐬🌊 A pod of dolphins were captured on video catching some waves with human surfers at Rincon Beach in SoCal. 🦌 And, a deer friend of ours in Ohio got its head stuck inside of a plastic container. 🐾✅ Now in this case, humans might want to jump in and help, but we've got some tips on how to best help animals in these situations. 🏞️ 🦌 Plus, for any humans who have plans to visit Yosemite National Park this summer, be mindful of mule deer and other wildlife. 🧠 Be sure to brush up on your national park knowledge for the Smarty Pants Quiz!

It's time for a Paw-ty! 🌍🦁 Join us on The Weekly Roar to chat with one of the most notable endandgered species on the planet about why Endangered Species Day is so important. 👀 🐜Plus, human scientists believe they have stumbled upon a 16 million year old ant-fossil. Find out how this this discovery can help us learn more about prehistoric life! 🌊 🦑And, one more story from human scientists who were searching for new sea life in the South Sandwich Islands when they came across a giant squid! 🧠 We can't forget about the Smarty Pants Quiz - test your sea life knowledge on this week's episode!

🦁🎙️ Today on The Weekly Roar: The government is looking out for our animal friends with a brand-new animal testing strategy. 🧪🦉 Science and Technology Advisor Barney Owl has the scoop! 🐺😱 Plus, in the wild world of science and tech... did scientists really bring the Dire Wolf back to life? 🚨 What happens when humans and their beloved pets get separated? There's a new alert system designed just for pets! 🤔 And finally, we've got a little animal test of our own in today's Smarty Pants Quiz.

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🐢🍼 We've got a feel-good story out of the Philadelphia Zoo where Mommy, the tortoise has welcomed 4 new babies, but get this... she's 100 years old! 🤧 Are animals allergic to humans? 🐻‍❄️ Siku the polar bear joins us from Lincoln Park Zoo to share about his experience with seasonal allergies. 🐾🚧 Plus, humans are spreading the love and protecting our animal friends by building Wildlife Crossings. 🦁🎙️ Tune in to learn more on this week's episode of The Weekly Roar!

🐈‍⬛ 🐈 This week on The Weekly Roar, we're covering colorful cats by taking a closer look at a new color variation called "The Salamiak." 🐻 🚧 Plus, was there really a bear blockade at Yellowstone National Park? 👀 Let's find out! 🐍 It's also pretty common for some animals like opossums to play dead to protect themselves from predators, but some sneaky snakes are taking this defense mechanism to a whole other level! 💩🐾 Plus, test your animal poop knowledge!

🐾 ✈️ Bark Air, the world's first airline designed just for dogs, has unveiled a new route to the Sunshine State, welcoming canines and their human companions aboard. 🐤 🚗 Meanwhile, our feathered friends from the Galápagos Islands are growing increasingly irritable as human activity and increased traffic is starting to take over. 🤯 Plus, the first ever Sharktopus was spotted! 🦈 🐙 Not really, but one wild video does show the world's fastest-swimming shark giving an octopus a piggyback ride.

🐘Cambodia's got more Asian elephants than scientists expected — it's a full-on elephant baby boom! 🚧 Meanwhile, in California... we've got a furry new traffic enforcer. 🐻 A bear has gone viral for doing his own version of paw-trol at a construction site. 🐾🥺 And, how a social media influencer's run-in with a baby wombat sparks a bigger discussion about how we should interact with wild baby animals. 🦁 Join us on today's episode of The Weekly Roar!

🐾 Fur Ball Fundraiser – $60K for animal welfare (no hairballs involved). 🐦 Pidge the Purse Pigeon – NYC's viral birdfluencer taking TikTok by storm! 🦡 Ferret in Crisis – A black-footed ferrets face budget cuts, will he pivot to Applebee's?🧠 Smarty Pants Quiz – Which animals are off the endangered list?

All that and more—tune in now! 🎧 #AnimalNews #PursePigeon #FerretSideHustle #WeeklyRoar

🐿️ Today on The Weekly Roar we're traveling to Tennessee where the remains of an ancient flying squirrel have been discovered,🤫 🐾 then we're taking the team to a Ohio zoo where our animal friends will now have more quiet hours! 🚨🐕 Plus, an update on a canine jailbreak out in California! 🐶 Do you want to be the next top dog? 🤔 Test your knowledge about dog breeds!

Get ready to get up to speed on all the top animal news. From fangs, fur, and fauna, this is The Weekly Roar.